By Heather Diamond, PhD
On April 25, 2014, the Hawai`i Museums Association (HMA) held its annual meeting and conference at the Japanese Cultural Center Grand Ballroom in Honolulu, Hawai`i. The theme of this year’s conference was Museums 20/20: Vision and Visitors. Sixty people from Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island attended. The conference was preceded and followed by optional field trips to...
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by Kristen Olson
"Cutting the pies and cakes at the barbeque dinner, Pie Town, New Mexico Fair"
Imagine a large room, filled with light, buzzing with electric conversations. You hear a shout from across the room, saying "come sit over here!" and someone is waving you over, pulling out a seat to a table. As you navigate through the crowded path of circular tables covered in pieces of paper, you...
"Cutting the pies and cakes at the barbeque dinner, Pie Town, New Mexico Fair"
Imagine a large room, filled with light, buzzing with electric conversations. You hear a shout from across the room, saying "come sit over here!" and someone is waving you over, pulling out a seat to a table. As you navigate through the crowded path of circular tables covered in pieces of paper, you...
By: Elizabeth B. Herridge
I started working full time in the arts and cultural sector a decade ago when I moved to Las Vegas. After attending the annual meeting of the Western Museums Association in Portland last fall, I am still kicking myself for not having become involved sooner! I had no idea that so many valuable resources would be made available to me as a result of my attendance.
I had...
I started working full time in the arts and cultural sector a decade ago when I moved to Las Vegas. After attending the annual meeting of the Western Museums Association in Portland last fall, I am still kicking myself for not having become involved sooner! I had no idea that so many valuable resources would be made available to me as a result of my attendance.
I had...
Gwen Carr, Vice Chairperson, Research & Education Program Chairperson
Why go to the conference? Why "go local" and travel to particular places to meet people? Why? To meet people like Gwen Carr and learn about the Oregon Northwest Black Pioneers, an all volunteer nonprofit organization based in Salem, Oregon dedicated to doing research and educating Oregonians about African-Americans’...
By James G. Leventhal
Not too long ago, museums didn't have email. Or websites. Or e-blasts. We've simply incorporated these new technologies as they've arrived. In many cases they've improved our work and made our professional lives easier. Really, it's not even that long ago that we didn't use direct mail and I remember when it was a question as to whether we'd accept credit card donations. ...
Not too long ago, museums didn't have email. Or websites. Or e-blasts. We've simply incorporated these new technologies as they've arrived. In many cases they've improved our work and made our professional lives easier. Really, it's not even that long ago that we didn't use direct mail and I remember when it was a question as to whether we'd accept credit card donations. ...
by Allyson Lazar
Can't make it to this year's AAM conference in Los Angeles? Never fear--this year AAM will also be hosting a virtual conference!
The two-day online conference will consist of nine sessions selected by the Standing Professional Committees (SPCs) on technology, couriering, visitor experience, planning, exhibition development and more!
But perhaps what is most exciting is that,...
Can't make it to this year's AAM conference in Los Angeles? Never fear--this year AAM will also be hosting a virtual conference!
The two-day online conference will consist of nine sessions selected by the Standing Professional Committees (SPCs) on technology, couriering, visitor experience, planning, exhibition development and more!
But perhaps what is most exciting is that,...
Networks improve when they echo each other -- more copies keep things safe and when you help others, it helps you. So WMA is pleased to keep posting on the upcoming AAM Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. Allyson Lazar put up the Mountain Plains survey; because WMA's recent survey was so important for us. And we will post more on the upcoming California Association of Museums Meeting. Here's more...
by Allyson Lazar
Thank you to the Museum of Latin American Art for hosting this year's BIL conference last weekend!
Wait, what's BIL, you ask? Ever heard of TED? No? Well, let's start with TED.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and it is an annual conference that, to use its own language, is dedicated to "ideas worth spreading." Each year, TED brings together some of the most...
Thank you to the Museum of Latin American Art for hosting this year's BIL conference last weekend!
Wait, what's BIL, you ask? Ever heard of TED? No? Well, let's start with TED.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and it is an annual conference that, to use its own language, is dedicated to "ideas worth spreading." Each year, TED brings together some of the most...
By Dewey Blanton
When the 104th AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo convenes in Los Angeles May 23-26, the 5,500+ attendees will benefit from a big dose of Western wisdom.
Of the more than 160 program sessions on tap for the event, 60 will be chaired by museum professionals and experts representing the nine-state region. Of course, geography plays a role in this large Western presence ─ to a point...
When the 104th AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo convenes in Los Angeles May 23-26, the 5,500+ attendees will benefit from a big dose of Western wisdom.
Of the more than 160 program sessions on tap for the event, 60 will be chaired by museum professionals and experts representing the nine-state region. Of course, geography plays a role in this large Western presence ─ to a point...
WMA President Aldona Jonaitis
Dear WMA members-
The WMA Board just met up in Portland for two days of planning sessions at the Doubletree Hotel, site of this fall's 75th meeting of the Western Museums Association. The Board Meeting followed the Program Committee meeting that had met the two days before. The Board Meeting was a truly wonderful meeting, for several reasons.
One, and perhaps of...
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